I have so many memories of Dr. Gisela, of her caring, of her sprituality. Add to that her skill in chiropractic and in energy work... she always welcomed her friends and taught us about a healthy diet by feeding us wonderful foods... remembering those unsweetened whipped cream and pumkin pies... delicious. The drive to Walton always decompressed the hectic lives so many of us live. She was a diminuative but powerful healer. Her skill with the crystal bowls and tuning forks was legendary.

Gisela's home was a center of love and light, surrounding us in her hundreds of angel statues and magnificent crystals. Like Rivendel, it was a beacon of peace, protection and light in dangerous times. She was a surviver.

When my late wife Kate did Human Bioacoustic work with her she remarked that Dr. Gisela was the best client she every had. "if I asked her to stand on her head while receiving frequencies, she probably would have done it..."

The Memorial Fund is intended to honor her memory and help spread the light she radiated.

Gisela and I became acquainted with each other in the early 2000s. In a very short time, we became close friends. We discovered that we had both spent the 1970’s working on our spiritual lives. Her main teacher and influence (other than Jesus) was Joel Goldsmith, the founder of the Infinite Way. My main teacher and influence (also other than Jesus) was Hilda Charleton. Hilda had spent approximately 18 years studying with various teachers in India before returning to the U.S. She led a weekly meditation at the Cathedral of Saint John Devine in NYC every Thursday night. Gisela also attended Joel Goldsmith meetings weekly, every Thursday in NYC. I also studied Christian Science. As I later discovered with my talks with Gisela, Joel Goldsmith was a very successful Christian Science Practitioner prior to his founding of his organization, The Infinite Way. ... It was “coincidences" such as this that deepened our friendship. Almost from the beginning of our friendship, Gisela and I were able to speak and relate to each other freely and easily. We trusted each other without reservation. ... At one point, for about a year, we had a weekly meditation at her house. We both felt the need to pray for our community, our country and the world. During that period a few other people occasionally attended the meditation. ... We had planned to get more people involved and participate in this meditation, but somehow life interceded and that never came about. We both had busy lives. I also led a monthly meditation at SEVA Foundation in South Kortright for a few years, which Gisela occasionally attended. Anyway, we were good friends and knew we could depend on each other. She shared her knowledge and skills with me and I shared mine with her, never considering material compensation. There was many a time I would visit her and she would give me a chiropractic adjustment or recommend an herb that would be useful to me. Gisela was always very giving. One interesting story about Gisela involved my dog, Buddy. Buddy was a mini-pintcher. He was a very intelligent animal and friend, but he had one trait that could be irritating- he barked at everyone. Even family members, when they came into his presence, he’d bark at them. I would take Buddy for a walk several times per day and if I saw someone walking towards us, I would often cross the street in order to avoid the embarrassment of Buddy barking at the person. ... He would still bark at them from across the street, but at least he wasn't right next to them. For years, I never took Buddy along whenever I visited Gisela. One day however, I don’t remember the specific reason, I stopped at Gisela’s house while Buddy was with me. When Gisela opened the door, I naturally expected Buddy to go into one of his barking fits. Strangely, he didn’t. He walked up to Gisela as though he knew her and then proceeded to enter her house as though it was the most natural thing to do. Gisela allowed this, also as though it was perfectly natural. I told Gisela I was somewhat amazed by his behavior and explained this to her. She felt that she and Buddy were already friends and this wasn’t unusual. Sometimes during our nightly walk, I’d walk past Gisela’s house and Buddy would always pull me to her doorstep. He wanted to visit her. ... Believe me, Buddy never behaved this way with anyone. It just made me laugh to myself at how strange life can be. Buddy was just shy of 18 years old when he passed away. About a month before passing, he was very ill. I took him to the veterinarian but he couldn’t help him, other than giving him prednisone. This actually made his condition worse. I took him to Gisela and she gave him an adjustment and an herbal tincture. Gisela thought his heart was failing. Afterwards, Buddy seemed to recover slightly for about a week or two, but then declined quickly. During the last several days of his life, I was experiencing a life threatening episode which I thought was food poisoning but turned out to be a perforated colon and sepsis. Buddy passed away the night before I wound up in the hospital. During that time, Gisela would check on me daily. After about a week in the hospital, I returned home and Gisela would call daily and she also sent over some herbs through a mutual friend. ... Despite the fact that Gisela was fighting a serious illness herself, and was in much pain, she took the time to care for my needs. I was shocked when I received a call from her closest friend who asked me where Giesela was. I replied that she should be at home and that I’d go to her house to check. Her friend said, “Oh, I’m sorry, I thought you knew.” “What do you mean,” I asked. She told me that Giesela had passed away the day before and she wanted to know where her body was. By law, when someone dies at home all alone, the authorities take the body until it is claimed. She didn’t know when it was taken. ... It just goes to to show Gisela’s heart; she was always concerned for the welfare of others. It didn’t matter whether it was a dog or a person. She would always do her utmost to help them. God bless her. When she passed, a light has passed from this world too.